| The Cask of Amontillado Adapted Edition Contributor(s): Poe, Edgar Allan (Author), Company, Wireless Theatre (Producer), Sturgess, Ben (Editor) |
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ISBN: 1538488957 ISBN-13: 9781538488959 Publisher: Design Sound Productions OUR PRICE: $17.96 Product Type: Compact Disc - Other Formats Published: October 2017 |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Fiction | Classics - Fiction | Horror - General - Fiction | Thrillers - Suspense |
| Dewey: FIC |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: The Cask of Amontillado is Edgar Allan Poe's short but enigmatic masterpiece. Set in an unnamed Italian city, we hear the story of how Montresor lures Fortunato through the catacombs into the Montresor family vault and there chains him up and bricks him in for eternity. Why he does it we will never know, but he does so with a casual savagery that is truly chilling. |
Contributor Bio(s): Company, Wireless Theatre: - The Wireless Theatre Company is an award-winning radio drama group based in London. Their talented team of actors, directors, and writers hail from some of England's most prestigious theatrical institutions, including the Royal Academy of Dramatic Art, the London Academy of Music and Dramatic Art, the East 15 Acting School, and London's West End theater district. Their original and innovative radio plays have included such notable English actors as Stephen Fry, Abi Titmuss, Brian Blessed, Prunella Scales, Timothy West, Jo Brand, and Nicholas Parsons. Their studio and live radio drama productions cover all genres, including mystery, comedy, drama, science fiction, fantasy, horror, and thrillers. Poe, Edgar Allan: -Edgar Allan Poe (1809-1848) transformed the American literary landscape with his innovations in the short story genre and his haunting lyrical poetry, and he is credited with inventing American gothic horror and detective fiction. Ward, Andrew: -Andrew Ward is the author of several award-winning historical works, including River Run Red: The Fort Pillow Massacre in the American Civil War; Our Bones Are Scattered: The Cawnpore Massacres in the Indian Mutiny of 1857; and Dark Midnight When I Rise: The Story of the Fisk Jubilee Singers. A former contributing editor and essayist at the Atlantic Monthly, he is a commentator for NPR's All Things Considered and a columnist for the Washington Post. Ward has also written numerous articles for American Heritage and National Geographic, as well as documentary screenplays for WGBH and the Hallmark Channel. |